Daily Republican., 1887-10-31
THIRD EDITION.
pes,h of > Ohm Fenrsnbaeh.

JOHN Fslr nbsc1, the vel known
brexe,, xhose sertous iilnass was RS
porte, in the REPUBLICAN last week.
died shc,,iy after 8 O'Clock LAST bsfur-
day afternoon, at his residence north
ye,t coraer of Fourth and french
strests Ar Fshrenbaoh had oeen
suffere, from rheumatism for the past
thirty years, and about four yesrs ago
was at \, asd With senile graogrspe In
his fu, I. u h;ch finally caust d his deatn.
He has as. several bsd attacks within
tbs RAJ: few years, and about tvo
veehs ago " as again taken down 70 mis-
bed. Fra lew days he Was verv low,
and f'+ a.,fu6tpe physician, Or Unser,
had S.y little hopss OF his recovery,
bat ip TIA carly part OF last week hs
rallied, snd IL WAS thought would re-
cover Las. Thurs;sy he commenced
10 sins, and went down rapidly until
his des.a.
Ths csceased WAS Q native Of Bscer
9ermsny, aud was born September D,
1881. He came to this ooustry In lS49,
and loo.Jea in Philadelphis, wbsre he
obss.ned employ mint In the brew n
establishment OF the late Lewis RAAs,
and learned the business. In 1852 he
came 10 ahis city and secured position
as . bartender at . p!scs then kept BY
a Mr.. Str mpls, at Front and Kipe
streetp. Ee vss afterwards employed
by Christian Crsuch, who had small
brewery at No. 3O8 Kipe street, and
after n o, string with him for some tlms
went to Pailsdolphia and opened . %
loon nc 9, John and Noble streets.
After spending Ave years In that city
he returned 10 Wilmington in 1850 and
opened a sAloon on Fourth sne;s, next
door 10 the place where be died. Three
years later he bought the property on
the col or OF Fourth and French streets.
which Mt that time consisted OF IN old
fashioned stone building. and In 1871
had outside wslls OF brick built and the
entire e'ructure modernised.
The tru ot Hartmann q Fehrenbach
vss Iorued 10 1863, AID they estsb
lished tee brewery In the e,qnare bound
ed by Lowering aver no, Riddles road
wawaaet aud SCOTT streets. They con
duc,ed \ very successful bus'pess for
YEAR,, srd ou August /, 1855. The
aartuanu & Fehrenb bacn Company
was formed With John Hartmann n
president; John fehrenhach, ' CO pres
ideut and Treasurer; john u. Hart
marn secretar,; John g. Fehren oAct
and Charles Fsbrep bach, sons OF tb'
deces4ed. are also members OF the com
peny. New buildings we're erected II
1872 and a very large brewery va
bull. n 1878 Ole year lster sddi
tional buildings we're erected. sipc
thatt,raa they havs put In cold Ai
Apparatus. Hts former partner va
Jcbr hartmann. q brother in-lEw, VIII
msr led. ais sister in 1849
In 1854 the deceased married Earg1
ret Baker, who o'ed in 1882, leavin
him thTes children, all Cf whom ar
living, ns follc VI: ADuie, the wife
Harry 1chul.r; Maggie T, wife
frederick l.. A Grier, and Joho Georn
Feb en5sth. On Arlu 10Th, 1864, b
nasrried Marq,retta Pabst, Who Is sti
living By this las. msrrisgs he hi
had ioGt c1ildreu, two OF whom, Emu
Louise aud ChAilss Fehrenbsch, al
still living.
Mr PAhr.ubach was q men Der OF d
United States Brewers A A,socia'ion 81
served one term o. its vica pres,deu
He Was alec member Of Lssayet
Lod az, no. "A A. r. and A. h, vss
Royat Arch Mason and was memb
OF tha Knights OF BirmiriuHhsm,
Masonic mntCsl iosurano oe orS an zAtto
He also belonged to Hermann Lcda
No. 90 I. o o ", Delaware Trit
No / TGproved o. b M DelaWa
Lodge, No. 3z9, ID. o. IL Delavs
se1ser5und, Gsrmen Library Asso
. ton ard ether beucfic!sl association
Although during tie pas: few yea
he has hnd seyt fal very severe spells
sickt sss, LIE never dlow ooe dollar si
benefits froCi any CT the orgsp!zAtio
with which he was coprected. He b
been very sucoessful in business 81
leaves large estat.. He wss We
benevolent mao, bat his charity "
dispensed according TO the scriptu
injunction OF not lettiIg & the one ha
know what was done by the other, q
aeQuently none outside OF his o
family and those whom he aaeisted e
knew Z; hls many charitable avs.
The Il ,gs on the Mssouio Temple,
Odd FeilowE' Hall, the Gtrnan {
and the Red Mems WiSwam tre a;
ing al half nass Gu. CT respect for
memory. The fuuerll will taxa pl
on Wed ussisy afternoon at 2 o'clt
and the burial vi.l be made al ,hs
ervieE Cemetery.